Chute-wagon.



No. 882,889. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. 8

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' OHUTE WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.15.1907.

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No. 882,869.. PATENTED MAR- 24-, 1908.

J. CAMPBELL. GHUTE WAGON.

APYLIOATIOK FILED MAB. 15.1907.

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JEREMIAH CAMPBELL, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

CHUTE-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 15, 1907.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Serial No. 362,539.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH CAMPBELL, of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, a citizen of the 'United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wagons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature. i

My invention relates to an improvement in wagons having a plurality of compartments and especially a Wagon of the above character for carrying separate amounts or different sizes of coal at the same time.

The especial object of my invention is to provide simply a practical means by which a wagon having a large number of compartments may, as occasion requires, be relieved of the contents of any one or more or all of its several compartments at a common point of exit from the wagon.

My invention can best be seen and understood byreference to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the wagon in side elevation. Fig. 2 shows a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a top plan view of the wagon. Fig. 4 shows in front elevation the chute, to which special reference will hereinafter be made.

In the drawings I have only shown that portion of the wagon pertaining to my inven tion.

A represents the body of the wagon supported to rest upon a frame A by means of the interposed supporting rods or braces a.

The frame A is supported by a running gear, not shown. The body A of the wagon is provided with the respective sides a a ends a a, and a bottom peculiarly inclined as will hereinafter be explained. Interposed between the respective sides of the wagon and connecting properly with the bottom thereof are a series of partitions of dividing the body of the wagon into a plurality of compartments. In the wagon shown I have divided its body into eight compartments; more or less than this number of compartments may be provided if so desired, by varying the number of partitions.

Respecting the inclination of the bottom of the body of the wagon, it is first to be observed that the forward and rear end portions a, a of the wagon slope inwardly towards the central portion a thereof. In lateral direction the entire bottom of the wagon, comprising the end and central portions thereof above mentioned, slopes inwardly from the respective sides to the longitudinal center a of the wagon.

For the purpose of emptying the several compartments of the wagon of their contents, each compartment in the inwardly inclined bottom thereof is provided with an opening a closely adjacent to the center a of the bottom of the wagon. Each of these openings is controlled by an outwardly opening gate or door a which slides in ways a secured to the bottom of the wagon. For conveniently opening and closing these doors they are shown provided with handles a. Any other mode of operating them may, however, be employed.

The means employed by which the contents of any one or more of the several compartments of the wagon may be transmitted to a common point of exit from it, consists of a chute or rather a combination of connecting chutes B comprising the chutes b, 6 b of variable inclinations. Of these the chute b is attached to the bottom of the wagon along the central portion a thereof by means of a connecting flange 6 From the point of its attachment the chute b inclines downwardly and outwardly towards the side of the wagon beneath the several compartments of its central section and the openings or outlets in such compartments controlled by the sliding doors or gates, as before explained. As it approaches the side of the wagon the chute contracts and the mouth thereof is closed by a sliding door or gate 11 having a handle 6 It is also to be observed that the forward contracted end of the chute b is supported by means of hangers 5 connecting with the frame A of the wagon.

The chutes b 6 lie respectively beneath the compartments comprising the outer or end portions a, a of the body of the wagon and especially beneath the openings in said compartments closed b the sliding doors or gates, as before exp ained. The chutes 6 b incline in a longitudinal direction downwardly and inwardly to where they connect on opposite sides with the central chute b. In this connection it is to be noted that the inclination of these chutes is preferably the same as the longitudinal inclination of the bottom end portions of the wagon in order that the chutes may occupy a position snugly adjacent thereto. The chutes 5 b are held in place each by a flange 5 which extends from one side of each of the chutes and is riveted or otherwise fastened to the bottom of the Wagon.

In theoperation of the wagon as above con structed, when the sliding door or gate controlling the opening or outlet in the bottom of any one of the compartments is opened, the contents of the compartment will gravitate out and flow into one or the other of the several combined chutes and thereby be directed to the common outlet at the side of the wagon where such contents may be withdrawn from the wagon by opening the door or gate controlling such outlet. in emptying the contents of one of the central com' partments of the wagon such contents will be deposited in the central chute b and thereby be immediately directed to the exit point at theside of the wagon. When any one of the outer compartments of the wagon is emptied, however, the contents thereof will gravitate into one or the other of the inclined chutes 6 b which directs such contents of the compartment into the central chute b by which it is directed to the com mon exit point at the side of the wagon. With such construction any one compartment, or more than one, or even all the compartments may be relieved of their contents at the same time. Another point of advantage resides also in the fact that by reason of the lateral inclination of the bottom of the wagon to the longitudinal center thereof and the proper disposition of the outlets to the several compartments in the vinclined bottom thereof with respect to such center, every particle of the material in such compartments will gravitate out of the same when the gates or doors controlling the outlets from the compartments are opened.

Having thus fully described my invention, 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A wagon the body of which is divided into a plurality of bottomed compartments each of which is provided through its bottom with an outlet, and an inclined chute com mon to all said compartments located outside the body of the wagon and below the outlets to its said compartments.

2. A wagon having a lurality of bottomed compartments each of which is provided through its bottom with an outlet, and an inclined chute having a change of direction in its inclination common to all said compartments and the outlets thereof.

through its bottom with an outlet, and an inclined chute extending longitudinally the wagon and common to all said compartments for receiving the contents thereof through said outlets.

4. A wagon the body of which is divided into a plurality of bottomed compartments, each of which compartments is provided with an outlet through the bottom thereof and an inclined chute extending longitudinally below the body of said wagon beneath the compartments thereof and outlets to said compartments for receiving the contents of said compartments through said outlets.

5. A wagon the body of which is provided with sides, ends and a bottom and divided into a plurality of separate compartments, which bottom of the wagon is inclined downwardly and inwardly from the sides thereof to a common longitudinal center, an opening in said inclined bottom of the wagon for each of said several compartments at points adjacent said longitudinal center of the wagon, releasable means closing each of said openings, and a longitudinal inclined chute arrapged below said openings and common to a l.

6. A wagon the body of which is divided into a plurality of compartments having outlets, and chutes extending longitudinally the wagon below said compartments and outlets which chutes incline towards one another to a common exit point.

7. A wagon having a body the bottom of which body at either end thereof longitudinally inclines towards the central part of said wagon, openings in said bottom of the wagon, and longitudinally inclined chutes arranged below the inclined bottom of said wagon and said openings, which chutes have a common point of exit.

8. A wagon the body of which is divided into a plurality of compartments having outlets in the bottoms thereof, an inclined chute below said body of the wagon and common to the central compartments thereof which chute inclines downwardly and outwardly towards the side of the wagon and longitudinally inclined chutes common to the outer end compartments of the wagon and exiting into said first-mentioned chute.

9. A wagon having sides, ends and a bottom, the end portions of the bottom of the wagon being inclined longitudinally towards the central portion thereof and which bottom of the Wagon also is laterally inclined from either side thereof to a common longitudinal center, partitions dividing the body of the wagon into a series of compartments, openings formed in the bottom of said compartments adjacent to said longitudinal center of the wagon and forming outlets to said com- 3. A wagon having a plurality of bottomed partments, releasable means closing said openoompartments each of which is provided j ings or outlets, and a chute extending longitudinally below said compartments of the may be delivered to an eXit point common wagon and the outlets thereto, the central to all said compartments. portion of which chute inchnes laterally towards the side of the wagon and other JEREMIAH CAMPBELL 5 portions of which incline longitudinally Witnesses:

towards the central ortion thereof, whereby GEORGE O. G. COALE,

the contents of eacii of said compartments M. E. FLAHERTY. 

